Fireburn Heritage Uses NEH Grant to Develop Cultural ABC Book with Local Students

During Wednesday's Virgin Islands Humanities Showcase, Fireburn Heritage presented the audience with an update on how they have been using grant funding from the National Endowment of Humanities, administered through the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, to assist their work. Founder and Executive Director Angela Bryan spoke about the organization's efforts in creating a culturally-relevant ABC book in collaboration with local third graders. “We're working with Father Marco School, Alfredo Andrews, as well as Ricardo Richards,” Ms. Bryan said. The organization worked with Dr. Olasee Davis to take the children outside on several educational hikes, with the idea being that items sparking their interest could be incorporated into the book. “We selected him because he knows every plant, every tree, everything,” said Ms. Bryan. “We wanted to expose the children to that so that they could take in that knowledge and be outdoors and have that opportunity to touch and feel and to lea...